Immanent power and empirical religiosity conversion of the Daimyo of Kyushu, 1560–1580

The baptisms of the lords of the Ōmura, Arima and Ōtomo families formed the breakthrough for Christianity in Kyushu. These conversions are analysed here in the light of the relevance of ‘empirical religiosity’: the tendency to alter religious commitments and...

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Main Author: Strathern, AL
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture 2020